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How one law student is making Facebook get serious about privacy

Aurich Lawson The world’s largest legal battle against Facebook began with a class assignment. Student Max Schrems still hasn’t turned in his university paper on the topic, due well over a year ago,...

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Thursday, November 15th, 2012 Net News No Comments

How Long Does Your ISP Store IP-Address Logs?

Currently there are no mandatory data retention laws in the United States. Unlike in Europe, Internet providers are not required to track IP-address assignments so these can be linked to specific subscriber accounts....

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Thursday, June 28th, 2012 Net News 1 Comment

Criticism and takedown: how review sites can defend free speech

Last week we reported on the story of Dr. Ken Cirka, a Philadelphia dentist who required his patients to sign a "mutual privacy agreement" as a condition of getting medical care. We wrote...

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Wednesday, June 1st, 2011 Net News No Comments